Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
411
FWUS46 KMFR 231101
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
401 AM PDT SAT AUG 23 2025
...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/23/25 SUNDAY 08/24/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 25 35 40 40 40 35 45 40 25 25 25 30 30 15 20 15
TEMPERATURE 63 63 68 71 72 66 63 62 62 63 67 69 68 62 60 59 60
MAX/MIN TEMP 73 60 71 59
WIND DIR S S S S S S SW S SE S S SW SW N N E E
WIND (MPH) 11 10 12 11 9 6 5 6 11 11 9 9 10 4 4 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 10 10 20 20 10 10 0
PRECIP TYPE T R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.02 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.0 12.7 12.8 13.1 13.5 13.6 13.4 13.3 13.4 13.4 13.4 13.6 13.5 13.4 13.2 13.1 12.9
...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/23/25 SUNDAY 08/24/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 30 30 40 40 35 35 40 40 25 25 25 30 30 15 20 15
TEMPERATURE 57 61 73 76 75 64 60 57 57 61 72 74 72 60 56 55 54
MAX/MIN TEMP 78 56 76 54
WIND DIR SE SE S S S S S S SE SE S S S NE N NE NE
WIND (MPH) 9 8 10 10 8 6 9 8 8 9 6 9 10 4 3 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 10 10 20 20 10 10 0
PRECIP TYPE T R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.02 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.0 12.7 12.7 13.1 13.5 13.6 13.4 13.3 13.4 13.4 13.4 13.5 13.5 13.4 13.2 13.1 12.9
...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/23/25 SUNDAY 08/24/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 30 40 40 40 40 35 45 40 25 25 25 30 30 15 20 15
TEMPERATURE 63 63 67 70 72 67 63 62 63 64 67 69 68 62 61 59 60
MAX/MIN TEMP 72 60 71 59
WIND DIR S S S S S S SW S S S S SW SW NW N E E
WIND (MPH) 11 11 12 11 9 6 8 8 11 11 9 9 9 4 5 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.02 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.0 12.8 12.8 13.1 13.5 13.6 13.4 13.3 13.4 13.4 13.4 13.6 13.5 13.4 13.2 13.1 12.9
...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/23/25 SUNDAY 08/24/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 30 40 50 40 40 40 45 40 25 25 30 35 35 15 20 15
TEMPERATURE 51 53 57 58 58 54 51 51 50 52 57 57 56 51 49 49 49
MAX/MIN TEMP 59 50 58 49
WIND DIR S S S S S S SW SE S S S SW SW NW NE SE S
WIND (MPH) 20 18 19 18 12 9 10 11 14 14 10 10 10 5 8 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 47 37
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 10 10 20 20 10 10 0
PRECIP TYPE T R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.03 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.0 12.7 12.8 13.1 13.5 13.7 13.4 13.3 13.4 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.5 13.4 13.2 13.1 12.9
...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/23/25 SUNDAY 08/24/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 20 45 30 45 40 50 50 30 25 30 30 35 35 20 15 15
TEMPERATURE 62 64 70 75 74 69 65 62 61 63 67 72 71 65 60 60 59
MAX/MIN TEMP 75 61 72 59
WIND DIR S SE S S S S SW SW SW S S S S N NW E N
WIND (MPH) 10 9 11 11 11 9 14 14 10 10 9 8 9 5 9 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 10 10 20 20 10 10 0
PRECIP TYPE T R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.03 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.2 12.8 12.8 13.2 13.4 13.7 13.4 13.5 13.5 13.6 13.6 13.7 13.6 13.5 13.4 13.2 13.0
...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/23/25 SUNDAY 08/24/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 35 10 35 45 40 30 45 30 25 25 25 30 30 10 15 15
TEMPERATURE 67 70 79 83 83 75 69 66 66 70 78 82 81 72 67 67 65
MAX/MIN TEMP 85 66 84 65
WIND DIR S SE S S S S S S S SE SE S SE NW N NW NW
WIND (MPH) 5 4 10 10 6 6 5 3 4 5 8 8 10 5 6 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 10 10 20 20 10 10 0
PRECIP TYPE T R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.01 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 12.9 12.6 12.7 13.1 13.4 13.6 13.4 13.2 13.3 13.3 13.3 13.3 13.5 13.4 13.2 12.9 12.7
...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/23/25 SUNDAY 08/24/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 30 25 40 50 45 35 35 30 30 20 25 35 35 10 20 15
TEMPERATURE 63 68 73 76 78 70 65 64 62 68 73 76 75 65 62 61 62
MAX/MIN TEMP 78 62 77 60
WIND DIR SE SE S S S S S S SE SE S S SE NE N E E
WIND (MPH) 10 11 12 11 8 8 11 12 9 9 9 8 9 4 6 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 10 10 20 20 10 10 0
PRECIP TYPE T R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.11 0.02 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 12.9 12.5 12.7 13.0 13.4 13.5 13.5 13.1 13.1 13.3 13.3 13.4 13.6 13.5 13.2 13.0 12.8
...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/23/25 SUNDAY 08/24/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER BK BK SC SC SC BK SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 55 35 40 35 55 50 40 45 35 45 45 55 60 45 45 45
TEMPERATURE 62 64 74 77 78 71 66 63 62 64 72 74 73 66 62 61 59
MAX/MIN TEMP 79 61 76 59
WIND DIR E E S SW W NW NE E E E S W N NW E E E
WIND (MPH) 9 6 8 9 9 6 5 4 4 3 5 6 8 6 12 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 20 20 20 20 5
PRECIP TYPE R T T R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.7 13.2 12.9 12.9 13.2 13.4 13.6 13.5 13.5 13.4 13.3 13.6 13.7 13.5 13.3 13.2 13.1
...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/23/25 SUNDAY 08/24/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER BK BK SC SC SC BK SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 50 40 40 30 65 45 40 45 35 45 45 60 60 50 45 45
TEMPERATURE 61 62 72 76 77 71 64 63 61 63 71 74 72 65 61 61 58
MAX/MIN TEMP 78 60 75 58
WIND DIR NE E S SW W NW N E NE E S SW NW NW E E E
WIND (MPH) 6 6 8 8 8 5 6 4 4 4 5 6 9 6 10 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 20 20 20 20 5
PRECIP TYPE R T T R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.02 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.9 13.2 12.9 12.9 13.3 13.4 13.6 13.5 13.5 13.4 13.4 13.6 13.7 13.6 13.3 13.2 13.1
...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/23/25 SUNDAY 08/24/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER BK SC SC SC SC BK SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 45 35 30 35 60 40 30 45 25 35 35 40 45 35 25 30
TEMPERATURE 60 60 76 82 82 75 66 62 60 61 74 80 78 70 64 60 57
MAX/MIN TEMP 83 58 81 55
WIND DIR E E S W W W NW SE S SE SE S SW N NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 4 5 8 8 8 5 4 5 4 6 6 8 5 5 11 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 20 20 20 20 10 10 5
PRECIP TYPE R T T R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.04 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.4 12.9 12.6 12.8 13.4 13.3 13.6 13.5 13.2 13.3 13.2 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.4 13.2 13.1
...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/23/25 SUNDAY 08/24/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER BK BK SC SC SC BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 55 45 40 35 50 40 30 40 30 35 40 50 55 45 40 45
TEMPERATURE 63 64 74 78 77 68 65 64 63 64 72 75 71 64 62 62 60
MAX/MIN TEMP 78 62 75 60
WIND DIR E E S W W NW NE E E E SE W N NW E E E
WIND (MPH) 9 8 8 10 9 5 4 5 3 5 5 5 6 5 12 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 20 20 10 10 5
PRECIP TYPE R T T R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.02 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.5 13.1 12.7 12.8 13.1 13.3 13.5 13.4 13.4 13.4 13.3 13.6 13.6 13.5 13.3 13.2 13.1
...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/23/25 SUNDAY 08/24/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 55 50 40 35 45 40 35 35 30 40 45 55 60 50 45 50
TEMPERATURE 64 65 75 79 77 69 65 64 63 65 73 75 72 64 62 62 61
MAX/MIN TEMP 79 62 76 61
WIND DIR E E SW W W NW E E E E SE W N NW E E E
WIND (MPH) 9 8 8 11 10 5 4 6 2 4 4 4 8 5 13 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 20 20 10 10 5
PRECIP TYPE R T T R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.01 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.6 13.3 12.8 12.9 13.0 13.3 13.5 13.4 13.5 13.4 13.4 13.6 13.6 13.4 13.2 13.2 13.1
...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 08/23/25 SUNDAY 08/24/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER BK SC SC SC SC BK BK SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 40 30 40 45 60 50 25 20 20 30 30 40 35 30 20 15
TEMPERATURE 66 66 75 79 78 68 66 66 65 66 73 78 74 64 62 61 61
MAX/MIN TEMP 80 64 78 61
WIND DIR SE SE S SW NW NW NW NE SE SE S W NW N SE E SE
WIND (MPH) 8 9 10 9 8 6 5 5 5 8 5 4 9 6 5 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 20 20 10 10 5
PRECIP TYPE T R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.03 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 12.7 12.5 12.4 12.8 13.3 13.4 13.4 13.3 13.1 13.2 13.1 13.4 13.5 13.5 13.3 13.1 12.9
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN